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cabdriver

American  
[kab-drahy-ver] / ˈkæbˌdraɪ vər /

noun

  1. a driver of a taxicab or horse-drawn carriage.


Etymology

Origin of cabdriver

First recorded in 1835–45; cab 1 + driver

Example Sentences

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“You got some of that New York City token?” the cabdriver asked.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 13, 2026

“I just want us to go back to being unknown,” Petersen, the cabdriver, said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 10, 2026

On the way to the hotel, my cabdriver told me Nantucket had become too expensive, and I immediately noticed how much building there’d been.

From New York Times May 26, 2024

He is a former cabdriver and music instructor who served in the New York judiciary for more than 15 years before presiding over Trump’s bench trial.

From Seattle Times Feb. 16, 2024

“The radar patrol,” Ignatius was telling Darlene, “is obviously rather foolproof. It seems that the cabdriver and I were making small dots on their screen all the way from Baton Rouge.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

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